In Collection
Rating:
10
Owner:
Jean-Henry Berevoescu
Rating:
10
Owner:
Jean-Henry Berevoescu
| 01 | Blind To Your Light | 05:06 | ||||||
| 02 | Miserable Man | 08:28 | ||||||
| 03 | Home Made Ruin | 03:23 | ||||||
| 04 | Is It Really The Same | 05:45 | ||||||
| 05 | We Were Satisfied | 04:03 | ||||||
| 06 | The Wrong Time | 07:51 | ||||||
| 07 | Fighting It Out | 05:49 | ||||||
| 08 | Fools Meeting | 05:26 | ||||||
| 09 | Harry Lucky | 03:42 | ||||||
| 10 | Home Made Ruin (Alternative Take) | 02:57 | ||||||
| 11 | Is It Really The Same | 05:20 | ||||||
| 12 | Blind To Your Light | 05:32 | ||||||
| 13 | One For You | 07:40 | ||||||
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Notes
DELIVERY - Fools Meeting (Cuneiform Records)Release date : May 1999
Musicians : Carol Grimes (voc) - Phil Miller (g) - Steve Miller (p) - Roy Babbington (b/cb) - Pip Pyle (d), with Lol Coxhill (ss/ts)
Recorded : Apr/May 1970, Morgan Studios (London)
Tracklist : Blind To Your Light (5:05) - Miserable Man (8:28) - Home Made Ruin (3:23) - It Is Really The Same (5:44) - We Were Satisfied (4:02) - The Wrong Time (7:50) - Fighting It Out (5:48) - Fools Meeting (5:27) - Harry Lucky (3:41) - Home Made Ruin (alternate take) (2:56) - Is It Really The Same (live) (5:19) - Blind To Your Light (live) (5:29) - One For You (7:43)
Comments : One of the last major albums from the Canterbury scene, and one that actually predates the involvement of former Delivery members in the scene, Fools Meeting is finally coming out on CD, thanks to the US label Cuneiform. The original album, with has benefitted from dramatic sonic enhancement, has been enriched with loads of bonus material - both sides from the ultra-rare "Harry Lucky" single, a couple of live performances, and the track "One For You" which is the first-ever recording by the pre-Hatfield line-up of Phil Miller, Steve Miller, Richard Sinclair and Pip Pyle.
The album itself not only features Pyle and the Miller brothers - they are joined by none other than Roy Babbington, future Soft Machine bassist, and saxophone player Lol Coxhill, later a member of Kevin Ayers' Whole World. Yet the star of the show is none of them - it's singer Carol Grimes, an excellent blues/jazz vocalist. The compositions are written mostly by Phil Miller (both music and lyrics!), with the addition of a Keith Jarrett cover.
While certainly different from the later efforts by Hatfield and the North and the like, this album already had a distinctive edge. The music can be described as progressive blues-rock, and although most songs have vocals, there is a high level of instrumental interplay. In any case, this is undoubtedly a must-buy for all fans of these players.
I will conclude by praising the late Steve Miller's piano playing on the album. His highly individual style was featured prominently on the Caravan album "Waterloo Lily" and is very recognisable here as well. This reissue is a tribute to Steve, who left us last December, and while reissues of his other work (most notably the two duo LPs he made with Lol Coxhill) would be welcome, Fools Meeting is a fine testament to this great musician.